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      Wallpaper author:
      Ian Baber

      10 Dec 2022

      M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy (close crop).

      Spiral galaxy M51 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, along with its companion the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5195.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      M51

      21 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      SPA-2-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Galaxy
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI PL16803
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 202.4696 Dec 47.1953
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Northern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Spain
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        15 Feb 2020 - 31 Jan 2022
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance1896h40m127
      Green1304h36m127
      Red1354h44m126
      Blue1304h34m126
      Halpha361h15m126

      M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy (close crop).